Parliamentary questions

Gordon Lindhurst

228 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.

17 Nov 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many road accidents involving (a) trucks and (b) other heavy goods vehicles have been recorded in the Lothian parliamentary region in each of the last 10 years.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: The accident data collected does not differentiate between trucks and heavy goods vehicles. However, the following table shows the number of injury road accidents reported to the police involving heavy goods vehicles in the Lothian Parliamentary Region over t…

16 Nov 2016 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what effect it anticipates leaving the EU will have on university student numbers studying in Scotland.

9 Nov 2016 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what impact Edinburgh’s World Heritage Site status, and the built heritage within it, has on visitor numbers to the city.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: Edinburgh’s built heritage is world-renowned and is a remarkable asset for the city. While the information requested is not routinely collected or held by the Scottish Government, a survey of visitors to Edinburgh conducted in 2012 on behalf of the Edinburgh …

25 Oct 2016 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to show that Scotland is open for business with non-EU countries.

20 Sep 2016 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met representatives of high street banks that have retail operations in Scotland and what was discussed.

13 Sep 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has considered appeals made to it by the Friends of the Museum of Fire in Edinburgh to retain the museum in the former Central Fire Station at Lauriston Place in Edinburgh.

Answer · Annabelle Ewing: Yes. The Scottish Government has been mindful of the appeals made by the Friends of the Museum of Fire in Edinburgh, and recognises the importance of Scotland’s firefighting history, and the role of the Museum in telling this story. The location of the Museum…

9 Sep 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making in considering options to introduce indoor smoke-free prison facilities since this was announced in February 2016.

Answer · Michael Matheson: I have asked Colin McConnell, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service, to respond. His response is as follows: The National Tobacco Strategy Workstream has recommended that all Scottish prisons should be smoke-free within a timescale of up to 5 years.…

9 Sep 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding how many current and former prisoners have smoke-related illnesses, and how this compares with the rest of the general population.

Answer · Shona Robison: Information about smoking illness among prisoners and former prisoners is not held centrally so cannot be compared to illness rates in the rest of the general population. Smoking rates are however significantly higher amongst prisoners (72%) compared to the g…

9 Sep 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action Police Scotland is taking to ensure that the 30 and 40 mph speed zones in Edinburgh are being enforced where there is a roll out of 20 mph zones on nearby roads.

Answer · Michael Matheson: The enforcement of speed limits is a matter for the Chief Constable of Police Scotland, under the oversight of the Scottish Police Authority.

9 Sep 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what funding it makes available to charities seeking to offer respite care to children with long-term, often terminal illnesses and their families.

Answer · Shona Robison: Scottish Government provides funding to the Children’s Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS) through the Children, Young People and Families Early Intervention and Adult Learning and Empowering Communities Fund. In 2016-17 CHAS has been awarded £136,300. Betwe…

2 Sep 2016 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister what measures the Scottish Government is taking to reverse the reported decline in inward investment, including as a share of the UK total.

17 Aug 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many speeding offences within 30 mph zones in Lothian have been recorded in each of the last 10 years.

Answer · Annabelle Ewing: The information requested is not held centrally. The Scottish Government publishes annual statistics on speeding offences recorded by the police, however we do not hold this data for specific speed limits or for geographies other than local authority level. A…

17 Aug 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many speeding offences within 20 mph zones surrounding school facilities in Lothian have been recorded in each of the last 10 years.

11 Jul 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the report from Information Services Division Scotland showing that, between December 2015 and March 2016, the number of NHS consultant posts that had been vacant for six months or more had increased by 14.2%, and what action it is taking to reverse this trend.

Answer · Shona Robison: Under this Government we currently have the highest NHS staffing levels ever, with numbers of consultants increasing by a record 42.9% to over 5,000 Whole Time Equivalent. While there is indeed a 14.2% difference between the two published statistics in Dece…

11 Jul 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the report from Information Services Division Scotland showing that, between December 2015 and March 2016, the number of vacant NHS consultant posts rose by 9.8%, and what action it is taking to reverse this trend.

Answer · Shona Robison: Under this Government we currently have the highest NHS staffing levels ever, with numbers of consultants increasing by a record 42.9% to over 5,000 Whole Time Equivalent. While there is indeed a 9.8% difference between the two published statistics in Decem…

22 Jun 2016 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met representatives of the retail industry to discuss government investment in town centres.

13 Jun 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that local authorities make provision for adequate as well as dedicated cycle routes in, to and through each of Scotland’s cities.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: The Scottish Government provides funding directly to local authorities through the cycling, walking and safer streets capital grant for projects that build and promote safe cycling and walking paths. last year we also announced a new competition called commun…

1 Jun 2016 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had or plans to have with NHS boards and local authorities regarding disabled access in and around hospitals and other health facilities.